Baltazar
Baltazar was the 2802nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 1520th; the most babies were born in 2001 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,387 places. More babies were named Baltazar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,802 boys, up 1,752 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,743babies recorded
Baltazar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,802 | 45 |
| 2020 | #4,554 | 21 |
| 2010 | #2,963 | 39 |
| 2000 | #1,993 | 51 |
| 1990 | #1,635 | 50 |
| 1980 | #1,813 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,893 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,130 | 15 |
| 1950 | #1,884 | 16 |
| 1940 | #2,498 | 9 |
| 1930 | #1,971 | 15 |
| 1920 | #2,468 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Baltazar, counting every spelling?
Baltazar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Baltazar?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Baltazar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Baltazar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Baltazar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Baltazar?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Baltazar are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 17 and 44. That makes Baltazar mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Baltazar by state
How common Baltazar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Baltazar
How popular is the name Baltazar?
Baltazar was the 2802nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1948, when it ranked 1520th; the most babies were born in 2001 (59). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,387 places. More babies were named Baltazar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Baltazar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Baltazar in the US.
Where is Baltazar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Baltazar was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Florida.